By Mike Griffin

People are concerned today because of the state of the economy. But when you get out of that mindset and tap into the “thinking stuff” you will find that those thoughts are wrong. See your future; to quote the Bible, “Write the vision and make it plain upon tables, that he may run who reads it.” Write your vision – vision means see, write it down and see it. Your future, your goals, your incredible tomorrow.

Wallace Wattles wrote a book called “The Science Of Getting Rich” nearly 100 years ago. He talks about holding the vision in “the formless substance.” The substance is the common matter from which everything is made. The substance that connects us all together. This view of the world has more and more been seen to be in line with discoveries of modern physics. Two movies have been made about the theory of a common thread and thoughts affecting the matter of the universe. The first was “What The Bleep” then came “The Secret.” “The Secret” was inspired directly from Wattles book. “The Science of Getting Rich” is availabe as a free audio download.

“MANY people will scoff at the idea that there is an exact science of getting rich; holding the impression that the supply of wealth is limited, they will insist that social and governmental institutions must be changed before even any considerable number of people can acquire a competence. But this is not true.” So writes Wallace Wattles in the summary chapter of his classic book.

Where do you stand? What do you believe? What does determine who gets rich and who does not? Wattles devotes 17 chapters to defining why and how you might get rich. He states that a “thinking stuff from which all things are made.” When you impress your thoughts on this substance the thing you desire is formed and attracted to you. Visualization, meditation, and gratitude coupled with action on your part will bring you the result you seek.

To quote Wattles again: “THERE is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the inter spaces of the universe.

A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought.

Man can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon formless substance can cause the thing he thinks about to be created.

In order to do this, man must pass from the competitive to the creative mind; otherwise he cannot be in harmony with the Formless Intelligence, which is always creative and never competitive in spirit.

Man may come into full harmony with the Formless Substance by entertaining a lively and sincere gratitude for the blessings it bestows upon him. Gratitude unifies the mind of man with the intelligence of Substance, so that man’s thoughts are received by the Formless. Man can remain upon the creative plane only by uniting himself with the Formless Intelligence through a deep and continuous feeling of gratitude .

Man must form a clear and definite mental image of the things he wishes to have, to do, or to become; and he must hold this mental image in his thoughts, while being deeply grateful to the Supreme that all his desires are granted to him. The man who wishes to get rich must spend his leisure hours in contemplating his Vision, and in earnest thanksgiving that the reality is being given to him. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of frequent contemplation of the mental image, coupled with unwavering faith and devout gratitude. This is the process by which the impression is given to the Formless, and the creative forces set in motion.”

This truly is a book worth reading today. A book that will help calm you if you are finding all the turmoil in the stock market and the economy disturbing. Wattles would tell you to hold the vision and be grateful and then act to fill your place with all of your heart. Worry and doubt means you have shifted over into a competitive mind, you don’t need to take anything away from anyone – there is no need to think that way. There is abundance in the universe and you tap into it directly. When you receive from abundance, abundance remains.

In the lines of an old poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox:

One ship sails East, another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
It isn’t the gales, it’s the set of the sails,
That determines the way we go.

Take no worry for the storm be confident in the abundance that you are a part of.